The first time I brewed this it came out great! This is the second time and it's still in the secondary (3 days to go)! I took a gamble on the Vermont Ale Yeast since it was still Summer when I ordered and I'm on the east coast (they warned me that the yeast might not make it -- and it didn't) Just glad I made a starter to find out early enough. So we'll see how the US-05 does. I used two packs and the fermentation started and ended pretty quick - about 2 days and it never really got that foamy, usually I end up needing a blow off tube, but not this time. I'm excited to see how the hops are compared to last time, I noticed they changed them up a bit from the first time when this kit came out, but the schedule stayed the same. I'll be kegging this in a few days, can't wait to try it.. Cheers!